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While I was sleeping and recovering, the world noted the sixtieth anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Rather than take a lot of time pontificating on the subject, I’ll direct you to DOF<\/a> and Orac<\/a> on the subject.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While I was sleeping and recovering, the world noted the sixtieth anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. 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